Room 317 [afternoon]

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After a few hours poking around on the X-Wing with Artoo and a quick check to see if Leia had written--she had, and there was still no sign of Han--Luke flung himself onto his bed and began to practice with the Force.

Yoda was not excited to be one of the things chosen to be juggled.

Seeing Luke distracted, Artoo made his way stealthily towards the door.

"Don't even think about it," Luke said sternly. "Last time you got out, you came back covered in cake."

Artoo whistled innocently. "No," Luke replied.

Artoo made sulky noises and rolled back towards the corner.

[OOC: Door is closed, post is open! Oh, and contents of the conversation with Rory are NFB, please.]

Blue Eyes - Cary Brothers

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Luke's hand shook under Rory's.

"That's...the saddest thing I've ever heard."

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"It's terrifying," she whispered. "And heartbreaking."

If it was breaking her heart on several levels, well, she wasn't going to talk about it.

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Luke broke out of his own pain to focus on Rory's.

"You think he would have done it for you, too," he whispered. "No. You know he would have."

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"In a heartbeat," she said hoarsely, staring at their hands.

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Luke wrapped his arms around her and clung.

"I'm sorry," he said.

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Rory shrugged and held her tears back, opting to cling instead. "We'll fix it," she managed.

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Luke blew out a shaky breath. "Okay," he said. He gave Rory a watery smile. "If you can stand it, so can I."

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"We can't do nothing," she said quietly. "It'll hurt millions of times worse."

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"This is pretty unbearable now," Luke whimpered, then shook his head. "Enough. How was California? No invasions, right?"

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"No, just Christmas," she said, smoothing Luke's hair. "I have a present for you, by the way. I forgot to bring it."

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"I was stuck in a swamp," Luke said, looking sheepish. "I didn't bring you anything."

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"You also don't normally celebrate Christmas," she said. "I wouldn't expect you to."

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Luke nodded, still looking a bit embarrassed. "Oh, speaking of gifts...Vader didn't happen to have a large silver rock in his office that looked like Han, right?"

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Rory shook her head. "What would he have done with it?"

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"Conversation piece?" Luke replied. He sighed. "I have no idea. Leia said there's still no sign of him."

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"He'll turn up. Unless you think he brought it with him to Fandom, in which case I say we search...wherever it is he lives," Rory said.

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"He lives at 33 Apocalypse," Luke said. He made a face. "I discovered that trick-or-treating."

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"Ew," said Rory. "I think Professor Cale and Professor Next live there. And Dean Tick. Why does he live with people who would strongly look down on me breaking into their house?"

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Luke pouted. "Think we could sneak past them anyway?"

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Rory bit her lip, and eyed Artoo. "We could, if we sent scouts...."

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Artoo tootled an inquiry. "Who else were you thinking of?" Luke asked.

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"Well, I have this very helpful little guy who, um, flies," Rory said thoughtfully.

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Luke raised an eyebrow. "You mean Vladdie?"

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"He's very helpful," she insisted. "Though, um, I would worry about him getting staked if Anakin caught them. What would happen to Artoo?"

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"He'd get fried," Luke said, pursing his lips. "But he can recover. He got shot on the Death Star run."